Indian-American attempts to change Californian rape law
10 Jan 2013 7:50 AM IST
Indian-American Attorney General of California Kamala Harris and state lawmakers have joined hands to overturn a 140-year-old law under which a rape would be considered only if the victim is married.
The move comes after a three-year-old rape conviction was overturned by a Los Angeles court last week because California’s law only considers a woman as victim if she is married. ‘This law is archaic and I will work with the Legislature to fix it,’ said Harris, the first Indian-American and a woman to have become the Attorney General of California. ‘The evidence is clear that this case involved a non consensual assault that fits within what constitutes rape,’ she said.
The move comes after a three-year-old rape conviction was overturned by a Los Angeles court last week because California’s law only considers a woman as victim if she is married. ‘This law is archaic and I will work with the Legislature to fix it,’ said Harris, the first Indian-American and a woman to have become the Attorney General of California. ‘The evidence is clear that this case involved a non consensual assault that fits within what constitutes rape,’ she said.
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